Rail-joint.



H. E. DENGLER.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.1916.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

HARVEY E. DENGLER, 0F STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARvnY E. DENGLER, a citizen of the United States, resident of Steelton, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Rail-Joints; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of the invention on the line 11 Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail end view of one of the fish plates.

The invention has relation to railway rail joints, having for its object to provide a joint the'parts of which can be rolled and which will be eflective without the use of bolts.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth.

lln the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, the numeral 2, designates the meeting ends of the rails having in the bottoms of the treads thereof at each side recesses 3, open and communicating at their inner ends and shouldered at 4 at their outer ends, the total length of the communicating recesses at each side of the tread being usually about thirteen inches.

4' represents lateral plates one at each side of the rail, said plates fitting under the rail tread against the web thereof and having each an upwardly projecting rib or extension 5, lapping the joint of the rail and fitting within the recesses 3, said rib being about twelve inches long, leaving a margin of one inch to allow for expansion and contraction of the rails.

The inner walls of the rail recesses are spaced apart laterally from the rail web, the rail head having inner bottom portions 2*, projecting laterally from and forming up per enlargements of the rail web at the juncture of web and head, said enlargements having bottom shoulders 2", the fish plates having their ribs 5 spaced apart laterally from the inner and outer faces of said plates, providing upper inner shoulders 5, against which bear the bottom shoulders of said enlargements, and upper outer shoulders 5 v flanges of the rail.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patoglltfid Jan, 23, 191% Application filed June 8, 1916.

Serial No. 102,539.

against which bear the outer bottom portions of the rail heads. The fish plates have solid vertical body portions located directly between and in vertical alinement with said outer upper shoulders and the tops of base In this way the strain of the rolling stock is transmitted at the rail joints directly through the vertical body portions of the fish plates to the base flanges of the rail, and through the upper inner shoulders of the fish plates to said base flanges, the juncture of the web and head of the rail being strengthened.

' The lateral plates are provided with outward projecting foot portions 6, overlying the base flanges of the rail and extending beyond the same. A base plate 7 underlies the rails at the joint and rests upon the tie, said base plate having upward extensions or lugs 8, engaging the outer edges of the foot portions 6, spike holes 9 being provided one half in the base plates and one half in the said foot portions, spikes 10 engaging said holes and securing the base plates and the lateral plates to the ties without interference with the expansion and contraction of the rails.

The use of the invention will do away with the necessity for bolts, the ribs of the lateral. plates fitting in the recesses of the rail treads preventing any lateral movement of the rails out of line with each other. The recesses in the rail treads and the ribs upon the lateral plates are designed to be rolled in a mill in the manufacture of the rails and plates.

I claim 1. In a rail joint, rails having approximated ends provided with recesses in the bottoms of the heads thereof, the inner walls of said recesses being spaced apart laterally from the rail web, the rail head having inner bottom portions projecting laterally from and forming enlargements of the web at the juncture of web and head, lateral fish plates having upwardly projecting ribs spaced apart laterally from the inner faces of said plates and fitting in said recesses, and upper horizontal shoulders against which bear the outer bottom portions of the rail heads, said fish plates having solid vertical portions located directly between and in vertical alinement with said shoulders and the tops of the base flanges of the rails, and outwardly projecting foot portions overlying the rail flanges and extending beyond the same, a base plate underlying the rail at both sides of the joint and provided with upwardly projecting lugs engaging the outer edges of said foot portions, said base plate and said foot portions having matchedlrecesses forming spike holes located beyond the outer edges of the rail flanges.

2. In a rail joint, rails having approximated ends provided with recesses in the spaced apart laterally from the inner faces of said plates and fitting in said recesses, said plates having upper inner shoulders against which bear the bottom shoulders of said enlargements, and upper outer shoulders against which bear the outer bottom portions of the rail heads, said fish plates having solid vertical portions located directly between and in vertical alinelnent with said shoulders and the tops of the base flanges of the rails, and outwardly projecting foot portions overlying the rail flanges and extending beyond the same, a base plate underlying the rail at both sides of the joint and provided with upwardly projecting lugs engaging the outer edges of said foot portions, said base plate and said foot portions having matched recesses forming spike holes located beyond the outer edges of the rail flanges.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

H. E. DENGLER. Witnesses:

GEORGE M. ANDERSON, STUART HILDER.

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